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Monday, June 27, 2022

Power Of Chi The Movie - Is this really Chi or sophisticated body mechanics?

Power Of Chi The Movie - Is this Chi or something else? 

Several hundred years ago, when Tai Chi methods were being created and developed, the languaging they had to describe the results of their process was "Chi", "Yin/ Yang", and "5 elements", these terms mean different things to different groups in the east and west. They may mean something specific to a Daoist monk, an average Chinese person, or a TCM practitioner. They didn't have anatomical western terms like body mechanics, alignment, joint articulation, or fascia to describe what they were feeling and doing during a transfer knowledge between student and teacher. In the west, "Chi" immediately conjures up magical energy, and that seems to be what they are selling in this movie but we will have to wait and see. The skills Mr. Mizner is demonstrating in this video are not magic, they are body skills that have been passed down by generations of Chinese internal martial arts practitioners. They are teachable, transferable, and replicable and, to give Mr. Mizner credit, he is practicing these skills at a very high level while being filmed. 

Sunday, June 19, 2022

Kung Fu Conversations Podcast - Episode #20 - Habits in the martial arts. Are yours helping or hindering you?

Kung Fu Conversations Podcast - Episode #20 - Habits in the martial arts. Are yours helping or hindering you?

In this episode, Owen and Randel discuss the pros and cons of developing, maintaining, and discarding habits while studying and training martial arts.

Saturday, June 11, 2022

Kung Fu Conversations Podcast - Episode #19 - When Do you "Have it?". The Reality of Training in the Martial Arts.

Kung Fu Conversations Podcast - Episode #19 - When Do you "Have it?". The Reality of Training in the Martial Arts. 

In this episode, Owen and Randel explore the idea of embodying a martial art and when/ how that happens. When do you really "have it" or "get it"?

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Chinese Kung Fu Weapon - Guan Dao

 

     Chinese Kung Fu Weapon - Guan Dao. "Teacher Zheng's middle school, 77 years old, and he still attained that high rank."